Deputy officer,
for the sake of the history between Wu and Zhang families
the Wu family has done its part
Can you tell me now,
what you and Xie have done?
Er bai,
you are proclaimed the most cunning in the world
can't you figure it out?
Don't you play with me,
I'll kick these two out if you stay zipped
This is nothing to do with me
I don't know him
You kick him out,
it's your loss
This is just my favor for Xie
If you did,
it's all good to me
We still don't know Xie's dead or alive
and the Wu family is in a tenuous situation
Er bai, are you sure to do this?
You can bear another one,
if one nephew died
we can have another one
Wait,
I'm innocent
Stop
Even the Old Three didn't get anything out back then,
and now he's gone, I want my grandson back
Mom, we spoiled Xie
I have you three
Same input but different outcomes
This is called destinies,ok?
mom,
Kid,
What's your name?
I'm Wu XIaomao
Stop playing around
I'm Li Cu
You guys will stay here
and lie low
Come, come with me
Just a second,
You stay, kid.
I have something to say to you
Me?
Yeah, you.
This place has long been idled
Please bear with it
This place belongs to Xie's third uncle
My son, he never got homesick
he just loved to go away
Don't be too sad
it's just a man
he's not the only fish in the ocean
Granny, I don't know what you mean
I am old
not blind
I can tell there is something between you and deputy officer Zhang
It's been so many generations for the Zhang family
he's just used to this world and the people,
truth and lies
he just can't easily express himself
he didn't need to...
didn't need to treat me like that
he's not being rough on you
he's being rough on himself
Why cry
nothing, just a bit achy from the spray
You asked me to stay to watch you playing with your phone?
If I knew you were so useless,
I'd choose Su Wan and Yang Hao instead
You know them?
Not just acquaintance
we know each other very well
So you're the one making human-skin masks
You know well
So what is it between you and Wu Xie?
this is the final payment
pass code?
the day you came out of the desert
Granny
I really appreciate your help
You're welcome
I have personal beef with that little foxtrel
Li Cu,
let me ask you something
you have to be honest with me
Is Wu Xie your father?
I don't know what this kid has done these years
I guess
he met someone
I just don't understand why wouldn't he tell me
I'm at this kind of age already
why would I vote against him
kid,
You remind me of Wu Xie
at the first sight I saw you
Tell me the truth, kid
Granny
You're my granny,
but Wu Xie truly isn't my father
Wu Shan Ju is really huge
This used to be a tiny house
Generations have dwelt here
as our population grew
we built more houses
let me show you around
This is Wu Xie's room
Wu Xie said,
he wrote everything he was going to do in his life
on this wall
this is a decade calendar
Yes.
And it's almost time, isn't it?
Come, take a sit
Let me tell you something,
Li Cu,
the reason I brought you here,
is not just to chat
most importantly, I want you to know
what kind of person is Wu Xie
Take a look
at this album
he seemed to be happy then
yes
but in recent years,
he's been preoccupied
Who are these two people?
These are his best friends
These boys have caused quite some trouble
others have entitled them
the "Iron Triangle"
Li Cu,
I'd like you to know,
if Wu Xie ever asks you for help,
I wish that you can trust him
even more,
I believe he'll be back
Will I ever see him again?
Of course
otherwise
why would he ask you to come here?
This is his home
he asked you to take his place and visit home
There, you rest up
Ok
Oh and,
here
rest up
Ok
"innocent"
You think he might be in danger
by going alone?
Can you stop thinking at about it?
We helped him beat and get rid of the mummy
We did our part ok?
You're absolutely right
We've done enough
Here, Su Wan
let's toast for us being loyal
Hao,
let's toast for allegiance and our friendship in hardship
Hello
What? A package?
What now?
Hao, more packages have arrived
Granny
what is this place?
Wu Xie once told me,
if he ever sent someone
I'd bring them to this place
I'll turn up the lights
How come there are so many memorial tablets?
This is a temple for the Jiu Men
Granny
what exactly is Jiu Men?
Jiu Men used to be
nine clans
they were bonded together
people refer them as the Old Jiu Men
At the flourish times
they took up more than half of the city of Chang Sha
Then what happened?
What happened to Jiu Men?
They all went on their own paths
and built their own enterprises
but these were not always good people
they stayed in touch
only for the sake of their family histories
Granny,
why are the dates on the plates all the same?
all dated to August 4th, 1945?
And why are all plates
have only family names but no given names?
Things happened too fast
we didn't have time to collect all their names
that's why the plates are like this
What happened too fast?
Gu Tongjing
Back then, The Buddha Zhang
gathered hundres of people from Jiu Men
traveled to Gu Tongjing and started some kind of project
I still have no idea what kind of project it was till this day
They all died in Gu Tongjing
Yes
therefore, Gu Tongjing became an mystery
buried and sealed in the desert
You see
we built this big temple
to commemorate those who died
But we still don't know how they died
The dead are gone, and the living remains
Gu Tongjing
has since then become a taboo for the Jiu Men people
we have a common acknowledgement
no one touches Gu Tongjing ever again
I thought no one would ever bring it up
until I die
and yet
Wu Xie
The Old Jiu Men is gone
the Jiu Men Association keeps the taboo
I don't know what was on Wu Xie's mind
he had to go for the taboo
now the Association holds him as a liability
which is expected
why would he keep this from you?
he has his own reasons
But as Wu Shanju and Qiong Qi Company
been pushed to the edge
I don't know how long we can hold it
Kid,
Please assist Wu Xie in whatever way you can
I bow to you
for Wu Xie, thank you
Please don't
Kid
now that I've bowed
you should know better
what to do in the future
ok
right here
here
Over there, so messy
can't you see it
You spit the same time I sweep
can I ever clean it up?
You think you can stay at Wu Shanju for free?
I didn't say that
I'll pay the rent alright
You can only pay the rent
by sweeping the floor
For a big yard like this one you're staying in,
it costs at least one week of sweeping
Come again?
Screw you
This is how you treat your savior?
Don't give me that
I have nothing to do with all these
just had to escape from that crazy woman
and I got pepper sprayed for no reason
where do I find justice for my sufferings
Let me ask,
do you know Mr. Zhang?
No
You love birds
unbelievable
I respect you to be righteous and manly
why do you talk like a sissy
To be honest,
If Jin Shangzhu's sister knew
about the thing between you and Mr. Zhang
they won't spare you
I'll go feed the dogs
You go and tell Li Cu to get up and have breakfast
Wait,
Where is he
Sleeping, I think?
He's sleeping,
and you asked me to sweep?
You're the big sister
just do it for your little brother, eh?
don't be so lazy
how did Mr. Zhang fall for someone like you?
I...
everyone mistreats me huh?
Yo, kid
get up and do chores now
What,
pretend you don't know me?
No
You know me whenever you like
you pretend to not know me whenever you don't like
I can be like this too
Whether we knew each other or not
we'll be like we do
Help me then
So,
how are your eyes
They're not hurting
my heart is
Aren't you a doctor?
get some pills for yourself
Actually, I know
you might have your own reasons
but you could have told me beforehand
I couldn't
I de-friended you
It's ok if you don't like me
and I'm fine with you breaking up with me
I won't bother you, why defriend me
Why so stingy
What do you want?
Do me a favor
Nope
I knew it
I knew you'd be here
Follow me
I'll show you a place
What are these
Things that Jiu Men need to support their livelihood
What is this place?
I have my reasons to bring you here
just follow
And what is this place now?
The hardest place to find in the world
Seen these before?
Of course. This is the black-hair snake
and this is the octopus tree
It almost took my life
to lure this thing out
I know them
even if they turn into ashes
but
why are they here
Have you seen the iron buckets in Gu Tongjing?
Those buckets,
were delivered here?
Yes
most of them
So what exactly are these stuff?
The way you pry into everything
is just like Wu Xie
No thanks, I'll amend myself
Just remember,
I went through all this trouble to bring you here
you have to keep it a secret, alright?
Wait, wait, wait
I sense there's some bad thing coming up
You'll just have to remember,
Once you walk out of here,
don't trust anyone
what are you asking me to do?
Find the tenth family who disappeared
The tenth?
Aren't there nine families in Jiu Men?
This one,
is the most furtive and extreme
they're responsible
for the holocaust in Gu Tongjing
and now
they've infiltrated and watched us
The last generation of Jiu Men has kept quiet about them
thus people from this generation
don't believe in their existence
What are they?
In order to shake them off
Wu Xie has suggested
to find an outsider
to carry out a cleasing project
This family is the Wang family
and this person
is me
You might ask
why you
it doesn't matter now
Huang Yan, Wu Xie and you guys
have chosen me from the beginning
haven't you?
Let me explain to you this way,
have you read Gu Long's novels?
Of course
If I were to announce to the whole world
the Nine Yin Manual was in your hand
however you denied it,
the whole world wouldn't believe you, would it?
No
So now, you,
me,
Wu Xie
and the whole Jiu Men Association
there's no way back for us
But you shall not worry,
as we will protect you as much as we can
However, once the project begins
we can't stop
That means,
the project won't halt until we defeat the Wang family
Not just defeat, but completely wipe them out
Or we're defeated by them
The only thing you'll need to remember right now,
is do not trust anyone
once you walk out of here
remember
anyone
Wait, the Nine Yin Manual was actually written by Jin Yong
After all the things I've told you,
you can still tell Gu Long from Jin Yong,
not bad for someone picked by Wu Xie
You can show yourself out
Hello?
Where are you?
What's wrong
Come back quickly
more caskets have arrived
Don't touch anything
and don't let anyone see them,
wait for me
there's actually this kind of tech
how can it be so much alike
How can you not be a gentleman?
What do you want?
Do me a favor
Nope
Are you sure?
Fine,
just spit it out
I'll see if I'm up to it
I'll need to be gone for a couple of hours
You'll impersonate me
during this time
stay in Lou Wailou
and don't let anyone find out that I'm gone
Zhang Rishan, are you kidding me?
I'm serious
I impersonate you?
We have nothing in common
except we're both human
You don't need to worry about this
I have my own way
I'll use human-skin mask
to help you
but since you've never learnt voice transformation
you'll just need to stay quiet
throughout these couple hours
Wow
so handsome
Hi everyone,
I'm Zhang Rishan
Liang Wan
I adore you
I heard woman's voice
time for lunch
Greetings, Mr. Zhang!
Lunch is ready, please have a seat
I'm sorry, this loge is occupied already
Back off
wanna stay in business or not?
President Zhang, such a small world